Hi,

2011/9/7 Jan Behrend <jbehrend AT mpifr-bonn.mpg DOT de>:

> Don't use file based backup software like Bacula on vmdks:  The backup
> volume will kill you.
> If you change one  byte inside the VM you have to backup all of the
> vmdk image which will be
> substantially (!) larger.

Yes, it's true. I use the copy of vmdks (and VMXs) only for disaster
recovery purpose.
For normal backups the bacula-fd (plus OpenVPN or ssh tunnels) inside
the VM is my friend ;)

regards,

Pietro
-- 
Bertera Pietro
http://www.bertera.it

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